Feathers and Poppies

There's nothing like a good quote and a clever friend to inspire creativity.

The idea for these frames came from my Instagram friend: @perfectducks

~ What if I Fall? ~

"What if I fall?"
"Oh but my darling 

what if you fly!"

~ Erin Hanson

I'm ecstatic to have finally moved back to the Northwest. On one of my first walks I picked this poppy. The feathers I appropriated from my neighbors chickens.

Slip over to the Love My Tapes blog for a quick tip on setting washi tape on straight.

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith

Washi Tape:Love My Tapes

Tiny Type:Authentique

Scrap On!

~charity~

The Cat's Pyjamas

Today's project combines one of my favorite paper companies with my favorite clothing style.

The 1920's flapper dresses were all about she shimmer and flow of the material and the unusual hem and neckline accents.

~ You're the Cat's Pyjamas! ~

 

The teal foundation paper of my card as well as the purple I used for the photo shoot are Craft Smith: Terra Nova. The patterns are so delectable!!!

Supplies:

Paper:CraftSmith, DCWV 

Border Punches:Kreaxions #305 & #906

Alpha:Silhouette Portrait

Liquid Pearls:Ranger

Scrap On!

~charity~

That 'stache

Thrilled to be playing along with Scrap It Girl today!
This layout of my daughter uses washi tape to focus on the graffitti we used as a back drop. The greys of the industrial setting are echoed in the pleated trim.

It's been awhile since I had the pleasure of using one of Shawn's sketches.
Her work is always an inspiration!!!

Supplies:

Paper:Authentique, Bazill

Alpha:American Crafts

Trim:Webster's Pages

Flowers:Pebbles, Prima

Sequins:Studio Calico

Shape Stickers:Heidi Swapp

Washi Tape:Love My Tapes

Mist:Dylusions

Ink:CTMH

Circle Punches:Uchida, CTMH

Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

Border Punch:Kreaxions #918

Sketch:

Shawn Lahr

Scrap On!

~charity~

Birthday Tags

Today is my birthday!!!

I'm celebrating 41 years of just being me.

I made a couple gift tags to share how I feel about life.

~ Sugar and Spice ...

Everything Nice ~

Stop by the Love My Tapes blog for close ups and a little inside info on my tag bases.

Supplies:

Paper:Farmhouse Paper, Petaloo

Washi:Love My Tapes

Twine:2 Berry Creative

Roses and Brad Base:Recollections

Ribbon:CTMH

Pins:Fibre Craft

Titles:My Minds Eye

Scrap On!

~charity~



Daylily

Photos of little girls and flowers have a cute factor in the hundreds...but when those little girls become young ladies it's pure magic!

~ Daylily ~

Wood shapes, Kreaxions 4-in-1 punches, and Love My tapes washi make this beautiful moment a lasting art piece.

 

Stop by the Love My Tapes blog for instructions to make the washi tape foxgloves.

Supplies:

Paper:Authentique

Washi:Love My Tapes

Rub-ons:Basic Grey

Wood Shapes:Studio Calico, Pink Paislee

Gems:Recollections

Ink:CTMH

Border Punch:Kreaxions #906, Insert C



Scrap On!

 

~charity~

Imagination has no Age

SWAT
Drill #56

I love the dark background with the butterflies as well as the sunset colors of the flowers.
I melded the two into this imaginative piece.

 I ripped the strips of paper from an old dictionary, then painted them with mist. Some of the colors are a mix of shades and mist types. I repeated the process in miniature to punch the butterflies.

The process curled all the paper tips up. It looks so vibrant in person.
I had to use rolled duct tape to get it to lay flat for the photo!
The mermaid and ship stencils are from Fun Fare.

The full quote as attributed to Walt Disney,

"Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age, and Dreams are forever."

Supplies:

Cardstock:Bazill

Tiny Type:Glitz Design, Making Memories

Vintage Print:Funk and Wagnells Dictionary

Butterfly Punch:Kreaxions #604

Stencils:Funfare

Pigment Ink:Clearsnap

Embossing Powder: WOW, Zing

Mist:Tattered Angels, Dylusions

Scrap On!

~charity~

Plaid With Washi

Plaid is so often misunderstood!
It gets slipped in the same category as so many other fashion mistakes.
Can't you here the advice coumnists? “Don't mix patterns, it makes your outfit confusing.” Don't use too many bright colors, it's painful to the eye.” “Use plaid sparingly, it is difficult to accesorize.”

But WHAT IF you do all of those at once?

It's so wrong it's right!!!

For close-ups of these cards and a clear view of that DASHING washi plaid pattern

stop by the Love MyTapes blog.

Supplies:

Paper:Authentique

Washi:Love My Tapes

Ribbon:May Arts Ribbon

Punches:McGill, CTMH

Bunny Die-Cut:Authentique

Tiny Type:My Minds Eye

Ink:CTMH

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~